"The Metal Horde" by John W. Campbell Jr. is a science fiction story set in the colonised solar system of the future; where humanity faces an incredible threat. A swarm of alien machines controlled by the Sirians is heading toward Mars. The survival of humanity relies on the ingenuity of scientists like Steven Waterson, who must race against time to devise new weapons and strategies to combat the invaders. The novel showcases humanity's struggle against this mechanical menace and raises interesting points about the advancement machines, evolution, and the essence of existence in a technologically advanced universe.
The metal horde
By John W. Campbell
In a future where humanity has spread across the solar system, a scientist must find a way to stop an army of alien machines bent on conquest.
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About the AuthorJohn Wood Campbell Jr. was an American science fiction writer and editor. He was editor of Astounding Science Fiction from late 1937 until his death and was part of the Golden Age of Science Fiction. Campbell wrote super-science space opera under his own name and stories under his primary pseudonym, Don A. Stuart. Campbell also used the pen names Karl Van Kampen and Arthur McCann. His novella Who Goes There? was adapted as the films The Thing from Another World (1951), The Thing (1982), and The Thing (2011).
John Wood Campbell Jr. was an American science fiction writer and editor. He was editor of Astounding Science Fiction from late 1937 until his death and was part of the Golden Age of Science Fiction. Campbell wrote super-science space opera under his own name and stories under his primary pseudonym, Don A. Stuart. Campbell also used the pen names Karl Van Kampen and Arthur McCann. His novella Who Goes There? was adapted as the films The Thing from Another World (1951), The Thing (1982), and The Thing (2011).
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